English, 29.01.2020 17:53 tiff02

Read this excerpt from levitt and dubner’s freakonomics.

the incentive scheme that rules sumo is intricate and extraordinarily powerful. each wrestler maintains a ranking that affects every slice of life; how much money he makes, how large an entourage he carries, how much he gets to eat, sleep, and otherwise take advantage of his success. the sixty-six highest-ranked wrestlers in japan, comprising the makuuchi and juryo divisions, make up the sumo elite. a wrestler near the top of this elite pyramid may earn millions and is treated like royalty. any wrestler in the top forty earns at least $170,000 a year. the seventieth-ranked wrestler in japan, meanwhile, earns only $15,000 a year. life isn’t very sweet outside the elite. low-ranked wrestlers must tend to their superiors, preparing their meals and cleaning their quarters and even soaping up their hardest-to-reach body parts. so ranking is everything.

a wrestler’s ranking is based on his performance in the elite tournaments that are held six times a year. each wrestler has fifteen bouts per tournament, one per day over fifteen consecutive days. if he finishes the tournament with a winning record (eight victories or better), his ranking will rise. if he has a losing record, his ranking falls. if it falls far enough, he is booted from the elite rank entirely. the eighth victory in any tournament is therefore critical, the difference between promotion and demotion; it is roughly four times as valuable in the rankings as the typical victory.

based on the excerpt, which of the following statements best summarizes the incentive system that ranks sumo wrestlers?

a) the incentive system penalizes elite sumo wrestlers.
b) the incentive system rewards elite sumo wrestlers.
c) the incentive system treats all sumo wrestlers equally.
d) the incentive system treats all sumo wrestlers like royalty.

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Answer from: DWilson1234

The correct answer is B) The incentive system rewards elite sumo wrestlers.

Indeed, during the course of their research, the authors studied the victory/defeat charts of the elite summon wrestlers and discovered a very alarming fact: matches would usually take place between a wrestler who already had secured his eight victories and another wrestler who had secured seven of them. Most of the time, the wrestler that had 7 victories won the match and this allowed him to remain within the elite. This means that the wrestlers fixed the match in order to let the wrestler with seven victories secure his place in the elite.

The conclusion that the authors wants readers to infer is that a system that such unequally favors the elite over teh rest of summo wrestlers will inevitably be corrupt.

Answer from: mercedespennewp72wea

According to the excerpt "The incentive system that ranks sumo wrestlers rewards elite" (letter B). It is said that life isn't easy outside the elite and that the ranking is everything.

An elite wrestler may earn millions (at least $170,000 a year) while the others just a few thousands (only $15,000 a year). Also the lower ranked wrestler 'must tend to their superiors, prepare their meals and clean their quarters and even soap up their hardest-to-reach body parts'.

This incentive scheme is very intricate and competitive, since all wrestlers, even the elite, must keep or upgrade their performance and ranking having victories in the tournaments and raising their record, otherwise they may lose their status and be 'booted from the elite rank entirely'.

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